Liverpool have not appealed against Luis Suarez’s 10-game ban for biting, meaning he is out of action until game 7 of the new season.
In a statement this afternoon the FA said:
“Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has not appealed the suspension issued to him by an Independent Regulatory Commission this week.
“A three-person Independent Regulatory Commission upheld The FA’s claim that a suspension of three matches was clearly insufficient and the player will now serve a further seven first-team matches in addition to the standard three.
“The suspension begins with immediate effect and applies to Liverpool FC’s next 10 domestic first-team fixtures.
“This sanction followed an incident with Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in Sunday’s fixture at Anfield (21 April 2013).
“The FA intends to publicise the Independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons in due course.”
As soon as Liverpool and/or Suarez make their statements, we’ll bring them to you here.
Here is the Suarez statement as posted on his site.
